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The Quest to Ground the Googol, Part II

Posted on January 13, 2014 by danielfeldman

We started this quest with a set of simple questions. What is the biggest number you can visualize? What is the biggest number you know? What is the biggest number you can attribute to a physical phenomenon or quantity? We … Continue reading →

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The Quest to Ground the Googol, Part I

Posted on January 8, 2014 by danielfeldman

What’s the biggest number you can visualize? The biggest number you know? The biggest number you can attribute to a physical phenomenon or quantity? The human mind and mathematics offer humanity really beautiful and powerful tools when trying to understand the … Continue reading →

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